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fo r th e p ro m p t and continuous m ovem ent of flid food in bulk. UNITED TAILORS B u il d e r s WE of L a d le s S u its and ! M A K E D R A P E SU IT S C le a n d in g ’ a n d P r e s s in g ; 317 N . W . 3rd A v e. Four navy heroes and a heroine of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor line up to receive the navy unit com m endation ribbon aboard the U. S. S. Solace, navy hospital ship, in Portland harbor Tuesday. From left are Lt. Alva John Jones; Lt. Marjorie von Stein, navy nurse; A r nold George Leidtka, chief com m issary steward; Fred T. B lackw ell, cook third class, and George Puckett, cook first class. The ship's crew stands at attention in the background. 5 on Solace Given Awards for Work ODT Revokes At Pearl Harbor, December 7,1941 Order for Negroe Cab Drivers T he ghosts of P earl H arbor w ere recalled T uesday m orning in the peaceful sunshine of P o rt la n d ’s h arb o r as five crew m em bers of th e navy hospital ship U. . S. Solace w ere decorated w ith th e navy unit citationti!4 Vz9cLa th e navy u n it com m endation rib bon for th e ir w ork d u rin g th e Jap a n e se sneak a tta c k which started a w ar now ended. The five w ere m em bers of th e crew th a t m ade up “rescue p arties in m otor launches and boats th a t w ere quickly d isp atch ed to th e U. S. S. A rizona and o th e r strik en ships,” stated the citation read by Capt. L. D. W hit- grove, navy supervisor of ship building here in P o rtlan d . “They braved flam es and e x plosions to rescue th e b u rn ed and in ju re d from th e decks and blaz ing w a ter alongside”, th e citation by N avy S ecretary Jam e s Forres- ta l said. “T hey un h esitatin g ly risked th e ir lives d u rin g rep eated trip s u n d er th e sam e perilious conditions, each tim e re tu rn in g to th e Solace w ith boats fully laden w ith injured and dying. W orking to th e point of ex h au s tion, th e e n tire staff, doctors, n u rses and corpsm en, rendered v a lia n t and self-sacrificing service th ro u g h o u t th is extrem e em erg en cy.” A b rief ta lk by Com. E dw ard P eterson, captain of th e Solace, recounted the ship’s record since P e a rl H arbor. It handled w ound ed a t G uadalcanal, N ew G uinea, H ollandia, T araw a, the A dm iralty Islands, K w ajalein, Eniw etok, Saipan, G uam , Peleliu, A nguar, Iw o Jim a, K erem a R etto, and O kinaw a. Those decorated w ere F red u Thom as B lackw ell, Negro, 22, cook th ird class, St. Louis; A rnold Geo. L eidtka, 49, chief com m issary stew ard, of R ochester, New Y ork; G eorge W illiam P u ck ett J r, Negro 22, N ashivlle, Tenn., cook first class, w ho has served aboard th e Solace since h er com m issioning since A ugust 9, 1941, and has not had leave d u rin g th a t tim e; Alva Jo h n Jones, 34, N orth Ston- ington, Conn., w ho was chief sig nalm an a t P e a rl H arb o r and was appointed lieu te n an t (jg) May 1, 1943, by th e presid en t; and a navy nurse, t. M arjorie E. Von Stein, C learville, Pa. The ship will leave P o rtlan d h arb o r W ednesday for San F ra n cisco, th en presum ably, w ill go to P earl H arbor. WILLIAMS AVE. VARIETY STORE BU Y YOUR SCHOOL CLOTHES NOW W illiam s A ve. at K nott St. tra n sp o rta tio n in th e fa r n o rth - ! ern te rrito ry a t th e end of th is , m onth. LIND & POMEROY 2. R evocation of A d m in istrativ e F l o w e r s O rd er ODT 4, effective im m edi- ; “As n e a r as your p h one” ately. The o rd er delegated to I ODT d istrict and regional offices 2617 NE U nion A ve—G A 1181 th e pow er to req u isitio n used trucks. 3. R evocation of A d m in istrativ e ENTERPRISE CHAPTER O rd er ODT 5, effective im m edi NO. 1 O. E. S. ately. T he o rd er set up th e p ro cedure for th e suspension, r e M eetings 1st W ednesday each m onths 8:00 p. m. call, cancellation or revocation of certificates of w a r necessity, a j P r n c e H all Tem ple, F. & A. M. 116 N. E. R ussell St. procedure no longer applicable D ollie Paries, W.M. I since th e certificate of w a r neces- | L enora G askin, S ecretary sity program w as abolished on A ugust 16. 4. R evocation of A d m in istra D ah lia Tem ple No. 202 tive O rd er ODT 8, effective im L B. P. O. E. W. m ediately. The ord er provided th e p rocedure for th e rev iew of and 3rd T uesday ..;. . 12504 N. W illiam s Ave., 8 p. m. certificates of w ar necessity. T *» i . J Mrs. L eth e Peck, D a u g h ter R uler 5. R evocation of G en eral O rd er ________________________________ ODT 48, effective im m ediately. G o l d e n W est 844. GUOF The o rd er restricted th e tran sfer, | ¡or change in service w ith o u t ODT M eetings 2d & 4th T uesday 2:30 , 116 N. E. R ussell St. approval, of fluid food m otor _ . „ „ B . ,, 1, , , . , , . i P rin ce H all Tem ple, F. & A. M. ta n k vehicles. The o rd er w as is- T I ,.„ j T ,m 10i- . Jo sep h in e M orrison, M. N. G., [sued Jan . 17, 1845 to conserve M rs. A n n ab elle H arris, N.G. Sec! such eq u ip m en t and to provide _ _ _ _ _ ________________________ New Spring Full Drape Suits and Slacks Stanley's Clothes Shop 435 SW. W ashington St. DeMars Grocery B E A HE M AN AGAIN Order Your Xmas Cards Early Your Name Embossed or Printed on Beatihil Cards or Folders 25 ca rd s.................... $1.75 Asst. No. P-273 20 ca rd s.................... 2.45 Asst. No. X-290 Do you feel yourself slipping? Oo you only "d re a m " about the man you used to b e? 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Or. i m m m E xcelsior L odge No. 23 F. & A. M. Why Suffer Pain Of Rheumatic Miseries? W ASHINGTON A drastic ODT ord er lim iting th e m ileage of 82 Negro tax icab o p erato rs on ; If you are just dragging you r I C hicago’s South Side w as re- self through life w ith aches v°k e d by th e O ffice of D efense and pains caused by rh eu m a T ran sp o rtatio n last w eek as th a t tism , arthritis, n eu rtitis and agency rem oved controls in sev neuralgia, D ESA LG IN T A B eral fields of tran sp o rtatio n . LETS w ill bring you happy r e The N egro operators w ere giv lief. The superior doctor- en relief from Special O rder ODT prescribed rem edies com bined TC-1, u n d er w hich th ey w ere in D ESA LG IN TABLETS are req u ired to reduce th e ir m ileage safe, effectiv e. Take as d ir by 30 p er cent, and cooperate to ected. and th ey M UST help g u aran tee e ffi^ p n t u tilization of you — m an or w om an— or your equipm ent. The ord er w as o rig m on ey back. SEN D NO inally issued on A pril 24, 1943. MONEY. Ju st m ail your A t th e sam e tim e, ODT a n nam e and address. P ay Post- nounced th e revocation and anm $1.25 w hen he d elivers am en d m en t of a nu m b er of oth er your b ox of D ESA LG IN T A B orders including the follow ing: LETS. Or send -1.00 n ow w ith order and save 25 cents. Don't lose precious tim e in n eed less su fferin g of p ainful hands, Just arrived- arms, race, shoulders, back, legs, feet. WRITE TODAY. DESALGIN C O . , D ept. S- l , 1217 S. Long A ve., H ill side, N. J. W illiam s A ve. & K nott St. F resh V egetables Daily We W elcome Y our P atro n ag e A. E. MOSER A T . 8981 BLENDED W H ISKEY 86 proof,. 6 0 % grain neutral spirits. Schenley Distillers Corp., N-Y.C. M eets ev ery 2d and 4th M onday a t 8:00 p, m. P rin ce H all Tem ple, F. & A. M. 116 N. E. R ussell St. Boise S train , W.M. L. R. B lackburn, S ecretary P hone T R inity 1857 BiUy W eb b L odge 1050 L B. P. O. E. of W . J M eets ev ery 2nd and 4th W ed. 8:30 p. m. 2504 N. W illiam s, n e a r R ussell W. L. Shine, E x a lte d R u ler O liver E. Sm ith, S ecretary Enterprise L odge No. 1 F. & A. M. M eets ev ery 1st and 3rd M onday 8:00 p. m. P rin ce H all Tem ple, F. & A. M. 116 N. E. R ussell St. C harles R aw lins, W. M. Jam e s L. W asson, S ecretary MT. HOOD CHAPTER NO. 16 O. E. S. M eets ev ery 2nd and 4th T hurs- R o b erta B lackburn, W. M. M arie B. Sm ith, S ecretary